981 cayman buying advise
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Hey guys, looking for a bit of advice, I’ve only ever bought from main dealer / leased previously so not experienced in the private / independent seller market at all. I’ve recently sold my e92 m3 and I’m now on the market for 981 pdk.
I’ve found a 2.7 PDK in a nearby independent in a colour combo I like (GT silver), it’s reasonably high mileage at 40k, 64 plate, £35k. Problem is the service history, it’s only had 1 intermediate service which has been done very late, just under the 40k mark and at 3 years. From what I can see it should be at 2 services right now, one intermediate and one standard (major?). Also, no running in service on these?
Is the late/skipped first service an issue at all?
Am I immediately going to need to do a major 4yr/40k service on the car to keep it in line with recommended servicing?
Interested to hear what people think about the 981 market in general also, obviously it’s quite buoyant at the moment, but do people see a normalization on the cards any time soon? Is the 718 reaction going to hold these up for long?
Cheers!
I’ve found a 2.7 PDK in a nearby independent in a colour combo I like (GT silver), it’s reasonably high mileage at 40k, 64 plate, £35k. Problem is the service history, it’s only had 1 intermediate service which has been done very late, just under the 40k mark and at 3 years. From what I can see it should be at 2 services right now, one intermediate and one standard (major?). Also, no running in service on these?
Is the late/skipped first service an issue at all?
Am I immediately going to need to do a major 4yr/40k service on the car to keep it in line with recommended servicing?
Interested to hear what people think about the 981 market in general also, obviously it’s quite buoyant at the moment, but do people see a normalization on the cards any time soon? Is the 718 reaction going to hold these up for long?
Cheers!
Thanks for the advice guys, was close to letting my impulse get the better of me on this one! Such a shame as it's a nice example otherwise in a seemingly rare colour.
Regarding approved cars at that price point, I can see one PDK at 35, then you need to increase a fair way to find one with PASM! I'm in no rush so starting to wonder if I'm looking at the wrong time or I need to bump the budget.
Regarding approved cars at that price point, I can see one PDK at 35, then you need to increase a fair way to find one with PASM! I'm in no rush so starting to wonder if I'm looking at the wrong time or I need to bump the budget.
DJMC said:
As a buyer of a private 14 plate 981 2.7 in Nov 2015 I would be put off by the lack of history, so definitely do not buy this one!
Also, I happened across a PASM model by accident but I'd now put PASM high on my list of "must haves" although probably rare on the base model.
GT silver is avoided as it's just another silver, so it makes it a fairly rare colour and a great one. A Porsche classic. Don't be put off.
Mine is Rhodium, a steely blue silver, again fairly rare. Have a look at more colours in the flesh before you discount any of them.
Good luck. Keep asking for opinions here about what you find for sale. We'll try and help.
Heard a lot of good things about PASM, especially with the rather large wheels specced on just about every Cayman ever (who cares they look great Also, I happened across a PASM model by accident but I'd now put PASM high on my list of "must haves" although probably rare on the base model.
GT silver is avoided as it's just another silver, so it makes it a fairly rare colour and a great one. A Porsche classic. Don't be put off.
Mine is Rhodium, a steely blue silver, again fairly rare. Have a look at more colours in the flesh before you discount any of them.
Good luck. Keep asking for opinions here about what you find for sale. We'll try and help.
). I found stock suspension on my previous m3 far too rough sometimes so it's high on my list.GT Silver and Rhodium are actually my favoured colours, it was driving a fantastic GT silver a few weeks back that has had me checking classified every few hours!
Bump.. short story time; started looking elsewhere as the right 981 wasn't coming along, usual suspects: f-type, granturismo, m4, m2... none did it for me so I'm back on the search for the 981, with more budget.
Seems there is still a lack of decent PASM equipped cars out there which is one of my primary requirements, these two look nice but are both slightly over my 'extended' budget:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
My current thinking is that as we head to spring there will be more 981's put on the market thus providing more options (is this cliche still true?). But also my current thinking: further increase budget and get one of these well specced cars before Spring to start enjoying it asap...
Seems there is still a lack of decent PASM equipped cars out there which is one of my primary requirements, these two look nice but are both slightly over my 'extended' budget:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
My current thinking is that as we head to spring there will be more 981's put on the market thus providing more options (is this cliche still true?). But also my current thinking: further increase budget and get one of these well specced cars before Spring to start enjoying it asap...
I'm going to drive a non-PASM and non-PSE car on the weekend back to back with ones that do hopefully. Really should have done it sooner but at least I'll be able to figure out if I can live without either.
Interesting that tyre choice is a factor in ride, F1's rated above p-zeros for this?
Interesting that tyre choice is a factor in ride, F1's rated above p-zeros for this?
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